The universal church is on full display during the waiting-for-white-smoke period. Watchers who gather at St. Peter's Square ...

The movie "Conclave" paints a mostly accurate picture of the Roman Catholic process of electing a new pope, save for an ...

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

Ahead of the election of a new pope, the cardinals of the Catholic Church held their ninth in a series of near-daily meetings ...

CITÉ DU VATICAN, Holy See (AFP) — Besides its masterpieces by Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel is undergoing a makeover, ...

More cardinals from more countries than ever will gather in the Sistine Chapel starting Wednesday to choose a new pope at a ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church has chosen a date to elect its new leader, in a process virtually ...

The preparations are all leading up to the solemn pageantry of the start of the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

The cardinals will gather at St. Peter’s Basilica May 7 to celebrate a special Mass before gathering in the Sistine Chapel to ...

Some 133 cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel and are locked inside, tasked with choosing the next leader of the Catholic ...

Ahead of the election of the next pope, a chimney was installed atop the Sistine Chapel on Friday, which will help notify the ...